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Blues Quote by Orianthi

“Eric Clapton was such a great player. He sounds like…” quote by Orianthi — Download Open image

“Eric Clapton was such a great player. He sounds like he's Freddie King or someone like that. He plays the roots of blues and Delta blues. He really affected me with the way that he plays, because he never really plays that many notes.”

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